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EDIT: you may have to modify the script to suit your needs. I added -j8 to make, removed fonts, docs and all the drivers I didn't need.

Ok thanks but a couple of things still linger:-

1. why do you need to dload damageproto separately.
2. I have X116.8.2 installed in /usr/X11R6 and i want to use both interghangeably just for the reason that I may end up with some problem in 7.3.
i) Will running X11R7.3 change my system so that i cant revert back.
ii) How could i accomplish this.

You need damageproto 1.1.0 to compile, but only 1.0.3 is provided in the 7.3 tree.

*EDIT: meh this is no longer true, sorry for the false information.

Originally Posted by TheIcebreaker

2. I have X116.8.2 installed in /usr/X11R6 and i want to use both interghangeably just for the reason that I may end up with some problem in 7.3.
i) Will running X11R7.3 change my system so that i cant revert back.
ii) How could i accomplish this.

Move /usr/X11R6 to /usr/X11R6_old then create a link from 7.3 to R6:

Code:

mv /usr/X11R6 /usr/X11R6_old&&ln -s /usr/X11R7.3 /usr/X11R6

Some people intall X11 directly in /usr, but this way it's cleaner and much easier to up/downgrade.

When you want to go back, simply remove the link and rename X11R6_old to X11R6.

You most likely do not need any other input drivers than keyboard, mouse and joystick. I do not know why evdev, vmmouse and the others fail, but I don't really care (I just removed them from the beginning like I said before).

You most likely do not need any other input drivers than keyboard, mouse and joystick. I do not know why evdev, vmmouse and the others fail, but I don't really care (I just removed them from the beginning like I said before).